Fossil Energy
Prosafe to Provide Accommodation Unit for Statoil’s Mariner Project (UK)
Prosafe has been awarded a contract from Statoil (U.K.) Ltd for the provision of either the Safe Zephyrus or Safe Boreas accommodation support vessel at the Mariner project in the UK Continental Shelf of the North Sea. The contract has been awarded following a competitive tendering process and is fo
Wintershall to Plug Mjøsa Well as Non-Commercial (Norway)
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company has announced that Wintershall, the operator of the PL511 Licence, offshore Norway, is about to wrap up drilling operations in the area. According to Bridge, which owns a 7.5 per cent interest in the licence containi
Wood Group Bags $200 Mln Life of Field Job in UK North Sea
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured its second North Sea duty holder contract extension this year. Valued at approximately $200m (£140m GBP), the life of field contract from Ithaca Energy will see WGPSN operate and deliver managed services to the Beatrice offshore platforms and Nigg onshore terminal
EU Adopts Directive on Offshore Oil and Gas Safety
The Council of the European Union yesterday adopted a directive on safety of offshore oil and gas operations. The new regulatory framework aims at reducing the occurrence of major accidents related to offshore oil and gas operations and to limit their consequences. Consequently, it will increase the
Global Maritime Buys Rig Design Business from GL Noble Denton
Global Maritime has announced the acquisition of a design business for mobile offshore units from GL Noble Denton. The contract was signed on 7th June 2013 and represents a strategic expansion of Global Maritime’s core areas of expertise within vessel and rig design. The private equity investor Hite
Veripos Boosts Sales with Three Appointments
Veripos, leading suppliers of high-precision GNSS positioning facilities for the world offshore oil and gas industries, has appointed three new business development managers with responsibility for increasing regional sales. David Hampshire, formerly with Trimble Omnistar, Fugro and Racal, joins the
UK to Maximise Economic Benefits of Offshore Oil and Gas
The economic benefits of offshore oil and gas production, for energy security, jobs, tax revenue and growth are set to be maximised, as the UK Government announced the start of an independently-led review today. The UK’s oil and gas industry is of vital national economic importance, supporting 440,0
Innovatum Adds Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV to Its Fleet
Innovatum, maker of the world’s smallest system for the location, tracking and survey of submarine pipelines and cables, has added to its fleet of small-sized, yet powerful Falcon ROVs, the slightly larger but compact version of the more powerful Saab Seaeye Cougar XT. They won their reputation for
Lundin Spins Drill Bit at Another Johan Sverdrup Appraisal Well
Lundin Norway AS has annonuced announce that drilling of appraisal well 16/3-6 in PL501 on the Johan Sverdrup field located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has kicked off. The well is located on the north eastern flank of the field with the objective to establish th
Apply to Install New Drilling Control Systems on Maersk Gallant Rig
Maersk Drilling has awarded Apply Rig & Modules the contract for the engineering, production, installation and commissioning of a new drilling control system for the rig Maersk Gallant. The contract covers a complete system package with necessary software and hardware solutions – including a new dri
New OSV Rules and Environment Notations Approved by RINA
International classification society RINA has launched new rules for Offshore Support Vessels, new environmental notations covering cargo handling and transhipment operations and a new guide on complete ship model calculation of passenger ships. All these initiatives were approved at a meeting of RI
Det Norske Hires Plexus Wellhead System (Norway)
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has signed a new contract for two wells from Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA (‘DetNor’), a leading oil and gas company, to supply its POS-GRIP
Apply Work on Eldfisk 2/7 S LQs Extended (Norway)
Kvaerner Stord has extended the Apply Scope of Work for delivery of the Eldfisk 2/7 S Living Quarters, from supply of the architect and insulation disciplines to take full responsibility for the Living Quarters outfitting and completion. Kvaerner Stord is the topsides contractor to ConocoPhillips fo
Maersk Launches ‘Quest for Oil’ Computer Game (VIDEO)
Maersk is launching today a new computer game called ‘Quest for Oil’. Maersk is taking the lead in an innovative way by using a video game to open up the oil business to everyone. Quest for Oil is the first game of its kind and with the convergence of forces, innovation and technology Maersk gives [